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  • Finally got a real MCA sound card! [SoundPiper 16]

    From camtheman155@yahoo.com@21:1/5 to All on Sat Nov 20 09:22:23 2021
    Found on ebay, cost $500 which is the max I'd pay for any MCA sound card. Came out of a Model 77 I believe. In pretty pristine condition.

    Didn't think I'd ever get a SoundPiper specifically, Ive seen Sound Blaster MCVs on Ebay but -never- SoundPipers or ChipChats. Very excited to try it out in OS/2 3.0 and Windows 3.11 on my 9595/A. ESS still makes audio chipsets to this very day, I've
    been impressed with my other cards by them (an ISA ESS 1868F in my Windows 98 machine in particular)

    Very excited.

    https://i.imgur.com/Q48iSln.jpg

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  • From Louis Ohland@21:1/5 to camthe...@yahoo.com on Sat Nov 20 14:34:03 2021
    https://ardent-tool.com/sound/SoundPiper.html

    On 11/20/2021 11:22, camthe...@yahoo.com wrote:
    Found on ebay, cost $500 which is the max I'd pay for any MCA sound card. Came out of a Model 77 I believe. In pretty pristine condition.

    Didn't think I'd ever get a SoundPiper specifically, Ive seen Sound Blaster MCVs on Ebay but -never- SoundPipers or ChipChats. Very excited to try it out in OS/2 3.0 and Windows 3.11 on my 9595/A. ESS still makes audio chipsets to this very day, I've
    been impressed with my other cards by them (an ISA ESS 1868F in my Windows 98 machine in particular)

    Very excited.

    https://i.imgur.com/Q48iSln.jpg


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  • From lharris428@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Sat Nov 20 16:01:25 2021
    Ah... so you are the one... We were all watching that auction and saw some shenanigans with it being relisted immediately. How did that go? Did you tell the seller to just send the sound card and keep the system?

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  • From camtheman155@yahoo.com@21:1/5 to lharr...@gmail.com on Sat Nov 20 18:19:56 2021
    On Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 7:01:25 PM UTC-5, lharr...@gmail.com wrote:
    Ah... so you are the one... We were all watching that auction and saw some shenanigans with it being relisted immediately. How did that go? Did you tell the seller to just send the sound card and keep the system?

    Yep, asked if they'd be willing to sell the card on its own, they said yes and that was that. Already have 5 PS/2 systems in any case and I saved big on the shipping.

    Tested the card in OS/2 3.0, these sound effects are hilarious. OS/2 still sucks though, off to WFW 3.11 I go =P

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  • From lharris428@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Sat Nov 20 20:39:15 2021
    Well glad to here it! I think there was some initial general concern that the bidder got screwed by the seller.

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